New Every 2 plan questions

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On Mon, 24 May 2004 09:46:43 -0700, "Jason Gallas"
<jgallas@usa.nospam.net> wrote:

>I just signed up with Verizon and so far I am very happy with the service
>and the phone I got. My father however has had Verizon wireless for about 4
>years and still owns an outdated phone. I was wondering if he could get a
>comparable phone to mine. I got the LG VX4600. What limits if any does
>Verizon put on the cost of the phone upgrade for this offer?
>
I'd go find a Verizon Service Center (not a franchise) and ask what
kind of deal they can give you. I have New every Two on my primary
phone. When we went in to exchange it for a new one, the Motorola I
chose had a rebate, bringing the total cost to less than the $100
allowance. So they swapped my wife's phone for free at the same time.

I think they've got lots of "wriggle room" because they are making
their money on the service, not the sales of phones.

Greg

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Greg Surratt <glsurrattt@att.net> wrote in
news:ut25b0hvahq5266at4gh3gdaeomltuin81@4ax.com:

> I'd go find a Verizon Service Center (not a franchise) and ask what
> kind of deal they can give you. I have New every Two on my primary
> phone. When we went in to exchange it for a new one, the Motorola I
> chose had a rebate, bringing the total cost to less than the $100
> allowance. So they swapped my wife's phone for free at the same time.
>
> I think they've got lots of "wriggle room" because they are making
> their money on the service, not the sales of phones.

They lose money on the sale of handsets, which is why they only want to
"give" you a replacement every two years. It cost most carriers $200-$300
to get a new customer, mostly due to subsidizing the cost of the handset.